It depends on what type of caterpillar you are talking about. For instance, the woolly bear (or worm) stays in its cocoon from an average of ten to fifteen days. There are oth â¦ er ranges, of course, but that is because woolly bear caterpillars are so common throughout the world.
Temperature is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance.
Heat is the total energy of molecular motion in a substance while temperature is a measure of the average energy of molecular motion in a substance.Heat energy depends on the speed of the particles, the number of particles (the size or mass), and the type of particles in an object.eat is the total energy of molecular motion in a substance while temperature is a measure of the average energy of molecular motion in a substance.